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Hindustan Times Delhi
PUCs, potholes, pooling top anti-smog plan
The Delhi government on Wednesday announced a wide-ranging plan to tackle air pollution in the Capital, proposing an overhaul of the pollution under control (PUC) certification system, a Delhi-only carpooling application, and the identification of the city’s worst traffic congestion points for targeted interventions.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC warns judges on dubious orders just before retirement
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down hard on the practice of judges delivering questionable judicial orders on the eve of their retirement, warning that such conduct may invite disciplinary action when competent authorities are left with the impression that decisions were driven by \"extraneous and ulterior considerations\".
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
After Red Fort blast: HC slams govt over lax rules on used car dealers
The Delhi high court on Wednesday came down sharply on the Delhi government for failing to put in place an effective mechanism to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, flagging how gaps in the system can have grave consequences.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SUBMIT RESPONSE ON NOTIFICATION ON AUTO FARES: DELHI HC TO GOVT
The Delhi HC on Wednesday directed the Centre, and Delhi government to submit response to a petition outlining the steps taken to enforce the auto rickshaw fare notification.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Court orders FIR against woman as rape complaint used to extort cash
A Delhi court has directed police to register an FIR against a woman, observing that her rape complaint against businessman Samir Modi appeared to have been used to extort money from him, and criticised the police for not acting on Modis earlier complaint.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The end of MGNREGS
VB-G RAM G's funding and administrative structure should strengthen and expand rural jobs, not weaken the scheme
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
5 BISHNOI BOXER GANG MEMBERS ARRESTED IN CAPITAL: POLICE
The Delhi Police special cell has arrested five members of the Anmol Bishnoi-Harry Boxer syndicate for allegedly orchestrating a string of high-profile murders this year in Punjab and other locations, officers associated with the probe said on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Son charged with Rob, wife’s murder
The son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder over the brutal slaying of his parents, the chief prosecutor of Los Angeles said on Tuesday.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
UT admin notifies Great Nicobar Island development area
The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has notified the Great Nicobar Island Development Area paving the way for preparation of a master plan for Great Nicobar.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC quashes Sandesaras’ trial in fraud case after ₹5K cr deposit
THE BROTHERS DEPOSITED ₹5,111 CR IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN EARLIER ASSURANCE GIVEN TO THE COURT TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF LENDER BANKS IN A BANK FRAUD CASE
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
New nuclear bill bars sharing of 'restricted' details under RTI Act
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill that aims to allow private sector in nuclear energy debars sharing of any information declared as \"restricted\" by the Central government under the watershed Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC REFERS RG KAR RAPE-MURDER CASE TO CAL HC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred the monitoring of the investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to the Calcutta high court and directed the status reports filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the case to be supplied to the victim's father.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Inside China’s Manhattan Project for AI chips
In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence, smartphones and weapons central to Western military dominance, Reuters has learned.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
From today, 50% staff in all offices to WFH: Minister
The Delhi government on Wednesday announced that all government and private institutions in the city must mandatorily put at least 50% of their workforce on work from home schedules from Thursday.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC asks MCD to consider shutting border toll plazas
The Supreme Court ‘on Wednesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to urgently consider the temporary closure or shifting of nine toll plazas at Delhi's borders to ease traffic congestion and curb rising pollution levels in the National Capital Region, making it clear that public health concerns would override revenue considerations.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
New order of education: Mapping the road ahead
As India's higher education system stands at a critical inflection point, shaped by rapid technological change, policy reforms and the demand for inclusion and global competitiveness, the HT Education Summit 2025 is set to bring together some of the most influential voices driving this transformation.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
UP man shoots wife, kills 2 daughters for witnessing act, held
A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead for stepping out without wearing a burqa and killing his two minor daughters who witnessed the crime in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Wednesday, adding he buried all three bodies inside his house.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
65% of Delhi's PM2.5 from nearby towns: Data
A significant share of Delhi's pollution — even after the stubble-burning season has ended - continues to come from outside the city, with Jhajjar in Haryana contributing a sixth (16.5%) of the Capital's total PM2.5 load on Wednesday, according to data from the Centre's Decision Support System (DSS).
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India, Oman set to sign trade agreement today
India and Oman are all set to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) today, Muscat's first FTA in about 17 years after it entered into a similar deal with the US, that will further strengthen bilateral strategic ties between the two nations with wider scope ranging from goods, services, investments, green energy and the net-zero.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
CM Rekha Gupta Leads Cleanliness Drive on Ring Road
The Delhi Government has launched a comprehensive, ground-level, and technology-driven campaign to curb dust pollution, highlighting a clear commitment to the cause.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Cong announces protest after Nat’l Herald verdict
The Congress on Wednesday announced a nationwide protest against the Narendra Modi government, a day after a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's allegations of money laundering against top party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
KOKATE STRIPPED OF PORTFOLIOS AS COURT ISSUES ARREST WARRANT
Manikrao Kokate
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SEBI slashes broker fees for mutual funds by half
SEBI cut brokerage costs to 6 basis points from the current 12 basis points
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Won't be able to work unless producers agree to 12-hour shifts'
As the debate around fixed work hours in the film industry continues, actor Radhika Apte has lent her voice to the demand, saying it is “not possible” for her to work without clearly capped shifts.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
On Choksi’s plea, Belgian SC sees no ‘political trial’
THE TOP COURT AT BRUSSELS IN A DEC 9 ORDER UPHELD THE DECISION OF ANTWERP’S COURT OF APPEALS, FINDING CHOKSI'S ARGUMENTS AS ‘INADMISSIBLE’
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
E Delhi: Woman killed as e-rick rams 2-wheeler
A 76-year-old woman was killed and her husband injured on Monday after their scooter was hit by a speeding e-rickshaw in east Delhi's Jagatpuri, police said Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
In shifting global landscape, India’s human capital is key
At the dawn of independence in 1947, India had nearly 340 million people, a literacy rate of 14%, a life expectancy of 32 years, 17 universities, over 600 colleges, nearly 140,000 schools, and a gross enrolment ratio below 1%.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
AMID FAVOURABLE WIND CONDITIONS, AQI IMPROVES ACROSS DELHI-NCR
The air quality across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) saw marginal improvement on Wednesday, aided by favourable wind conditions, but largely remained in the ‘very poor’ range.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC brings back ELV ban on BS-III vehicles
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ended protections granted to end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) that are not compliant with BS-IV or higher emission standards in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), modifying an earlier order that barred coercive action against such vehicles.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Russia will 'certainly' achieve its goals: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Moscow would “certainly” achieve its goals in the offensive in Ukraine, including seizing the territories it claims are its own, amid a flurry of international diplomacy to end the war, AFP reported.
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